Process safety

Process safety is about understanding and managing the operational plant hazards that could lead to a catastrophic failure.

CS Energy’s process safety management system aims to ensure our assets are safe to run every day, and that our people understand the hazards, know the controls and know that the controls work. 

Process safety improvement program

CS Energy reset our Process Safety Improvement Program in 2025 to focus on:

• strengthening the integrity of higher-order engineering controls
• embedding critical safety protections identified through bowties into day-to-day operations
• reducing concurrent work fronts to improve execution and accountability.

We adopted a “safe to run” focus through critical protection assessments. These reviews evaluated the effectiveness of essential plant protection systems such as master fuel trip, turbine trip and generator protection, which act as the final safeguard against high-energy plant hazards.

This work has increased visibility of the condition and performance of safety critical protections, addressed gaps, and enabled risk-informed improvements.

In FY2026, CS Energy met or exceeded our three Electricity Maintenance Guarantee KPIs for process safety. This progress provides a strong foundation for ongoing process safety performance improvement in the business.

We will work to further strengthen management of our process safety risks, supported by improved data integration, real-time visibility of critical controls and ongoing leadership engagement.

Process safety policies

Process Safety and Operational Integrity Policy (PDF 135.1KB).

Asset Management Policy (PDF 160.9KB)